need advice please

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Hi

Just had to sit through 2 hours of having multiple MRI's and it was

not fun, one for my neck and the other ones for my brain, now my

cardiologist who put a halter monitor on me the other day, called

and he didn't like what he saw on the monitor readings and wants me

to have an echocardiogram, an abdominal aorta scan and a heart

stress test, but I am scared because I am allergic to what they

might inject into me to do the stress test and I need to know if it

will adversely affect my valium w/d.

I am freaking out about this and the anxiety is very high. Was

injected today with gad to make the brain MRI easier to see and I

was anxious over having that. But thankfully no problems since I

think it was mostly sodium.

I am having so many PVC's and skipped beats I am not sure if its the

withdrawal, along with the anxiety and the valium w/d. I am going

through high stress levels now and also my womanly changes.

I take a beta blocker but it has never helped with the palpitations

and skipped beats and extra systoles I am having.

Should I be concerned and has anyone else gone through this

procedure during withdrawal?

I came down to Florida to have some tests but don't know what

symptom is from what. Are they coming from the w/d and the valium

which can cause these heart things or something physical?

Really scared and anxious now, more so than ever and I am freaking

out about this.

Any reassurances or advice would be helpful.

I read the symptom list and the accidental addict and they all say

heart palpitations, skipped beats, etc, but I am getting much more

than I ever have. Within a 60 second time frame, I can get as many

as 25-30 of them or more and I always am aware of my heart and its

skipping.

I am shaking with fear and my parents said I should have the test

and just grow up and face the music and find out if there is

something wrong with my heart.

What should I do?

I also smoke which makes the heart skip and palpate more so.

I know I should quit but its so hard now.

Please help.

Thanks so much

Take care

Nanci